Essentials of Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology

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Adapted from Frank Hagan's best-selling Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology . This new text offers a complete introduction to qualitative and quantitative research for criminal justice, in a manageable and reader-friendly format. The text emphasizes sources and resources of classic and contemporary research in the field. Also, the text uses criminological and criminal justice studies to illustrate research methods, so students can become familiar with examples of research in the field and learn fundamental research skills.

Introduction to Criminal Justice Research Methods: Theory and Method

Ethics in Criminal Justice Research

Research Design: The Experimental Model and Its Variations

An Introduction to Alternative Data-Gathering Strategies and the Special Case of Uniform Crime Reports

Sampling and Survey Research: Questionnaires

Survey Research: Interviews and Telephone Surveys

Participant Observation and Case Studies

Unobtrusive Measures, Secondary Analysis, and the Uses of Official Statistics